Chip Shipping

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pringles.jpgObjective:

For students to design and test a container for shipping a single Pringles potato chip through the US Postal Service. Students at St. John's in Elliville, Missouri and Concordia in San Antonio, Texas will exchange packages with each other. Upon arrival, the packages will be evaluated by both classes over a Skype call and scored.

Goal:

To engineer the package to have the smallest expense to produce and ship the potato chip so that it is protected and arrives at its destination undamaged.

Dates:

St. John Students plan their project (2/18)
St. John Student work days (2/22 & 2/25)
St. John Ship Date (3/1)

Guidelines:

Students must
  • Use only materials listed (and all materials need to be provided by each group).
  • Calculate volume, surface area, and mass for their container and post this information (in cubic centimeters, square centimeters, and grams)
  • List all materials and itemized cost of all materials.
  • Work with their group in Math/Science classes during the week of February 22nd.
  • Be prepared to ship their chip on Monday, March 1st.

Materials

Cost
Cardboard
 $0.09 per 10 x 10 cm square
Card Stock
 $0.03 per 10 x 10 cm square
Scotch Tape
 $0.01 per 10 cm strip
Duct Tape
 $0.10 per 10 cm strip
Packing Tape
 $0.03 per 10 cm strip
Tissue Paper
 $0.01 per 10 x 10 cm square
Cotton Ball
 $0.03 per cotton ball
Bubble Wrap
 $0.05 per 10 x 10 cm square
Kleenex
 $0.03 per tissue
q-tips
 $0.02 per q-tip
newspaper
 $0.01 per 10 x 10 cm square
yarn
 $0.02 per 10 cm piece

Calculating
 Formula
Volume
 length x width x height
Surface Area
 the sum of the area of the faces
Mass
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How will you be graded:
  • Participation - Work Day on Thursday, February 18th - 10 pts
  • Participation - Work Day on Monday, February 22nd - 15 pts
  • Participation - Work Day on Thursday, February 25th - 15 pts
  • Correct computation of Volume - 15 pts
  • Correct computation of Surface Area - 15 pts
  • Correct computation of Mass - 15 pts
  • Correct computation of Cost of Materials - 15 pts
  • Bonus - 5 points for being in the top 5 most efficient and effective shipping packages
  • Total - 100 pts

Groups for St. John's:
1-->Christine S, Casey W, Julia S - The Polka Dots
2-->Michelle C, Emily K, Shelby C, Sydney M - Duct Tape Quackers
3-->Dan B, Keith G, Sam B - The Paperbacks
4-->Sy J, Stephen J, Christian B - Bubble Trouble
5-->Gabe W, Alex P, Kori S - 3 Man Wolfpack
6-->Andrew O, Jon G, Chase S - The Fleet
7-->Steven B, Zac S, Ryan S - Rough Riders
8-->Christina W, Hannah B, Katie D - Sparkling Butterflies
9-->Kyle S, Haden E, Devon D- The Mindstorms
10-->Mary A, Lauren G, Allison T - The Beastly Beautiful Buckeyes
11--> Paige A, Jill C, Kelsey B - The Pretty, Pretty Princesses
12-->Olivia N, Rachel M, Nicole P - Pretty Ponies Who Kill Things

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Teams
 Volume Calculations
 Mass
The Pretty Ponies who Kill
 2127 cm3
15 cm= height
14.5 cm= length
10 cm= width
 115 grams
The Polka Dots
 7=width
13=length
8=height
13x7=91
91x8= 728cm3
 29.1 grams
Duct Tape Quackers
 width=9
length=8
height=10
9x8x10=720cm3
8x9
 38.1 grams
The Paperbacks
 SB
7x10x10=700cm cubed

BB
12x15x15=2700cm cubed
 147 grams
Bubble Trouble
 10x10x10= 1000 ​cubed cm.
 49.8 grams
3-Man Wolfpack
 Length:- 20 cm.
Width:- 15cm.
Height:- 15cm.
20x15x15= 4500cubed cm.
 171.3 grams
The Fleet
 22x10x12=
220x12=2640 cubic cm.
 90.8 grams
Rough Riders
 10 x 10 x 10=1,000 cubic cm
 65.3 grams
Sparkling Butterflies
 13.5x8x8=864 cubic cm
 59.7 grams
The Mindstorms
 13.25*6.5*8.5=732.0625 cubic centimeters
 98.1 grams
The Beastly Beautiful Buckeyes
 total: 2816 cubic cm
11x16x16=2816
 173.8grams
The Pretty Pretty Princesses
 259.2 cubic cm.
3.2 (h) x 9 (w) x 9 (l)=
3.2 x 81= 259.2
 37.4 grams

Teams
 Surface Area Calculations
 Materials Used
Cost for materials
The Pretty Ponies who Kill
 1154 cm2
14.5x15=217.5x2=435
15x10=150x2=300
14.5x10=145x2=290
+129
 cardboard (11.54 10x10 cm squares), scotch tape (),
shipping tape (34 cm strip),
Tissues (2),
Newspaper (49.98 10x10 cm squares)
 $1.04 (cardboard)

$0.10 (shipping tape)
$0.06 (tissues)
$0.50 (newspaper)
($1.70)

$ (newspaper)
The Polka Dots
 13x8=104x2=208
8x6.5=52x2=104
8x2.5=20x4=80
7x13=91x2=182
208+104+80+182=
574cm2
 ~cardstock (6 squares)
~tissue paper (36 squares)
~packing tape (6 10cm strips)
~cotton balls (11)
 ~Cardstock 5.74x0.03= $0.17
~Tissue Paper
36x0.01=$0.36
~Packing Tape
6x0.03=$0.36
~Cotton balls
11x0.03=$0.33

TOTAL: $1.22
Duct Tape Quackers
 9x8=72
9x8=72
9x9=81
9x10=90
9x8=72
9x10=90
487cm2
 duct tape- 4.7 Strips
Cardstock- 1.6 Squares
Cardboard-3.07 Squares
Bubble wrap- 2 Squares
 duct tape- $0.47
Cardstock- $0.04
Cardboard-$0.27
Bubble wrap- $0.10
total: $0.88
The Paperbacks
 SB
10x10=100x2=200
10x7=70x4=280 480cm squared

BB
27x14=378x4=1512cm squared
 Cotton Balls (15)

Tissue Paper 375 10 cm pieces

Duct Tape 45 cm

Yarn 28 cm
 Cotton Balls 15x3= $0.45

Tissue Paper 3750x10 $3.75

Yarn 28x2=$0.56

Duct Tape 6.0x10=$0.60
Total $5.36
Bubble Trouble
 10x10=100
100x6=600 squared cm.
 -cardboard-- 6 squares
-duck tape-- 8 strips
-yarn-- 15 strips
cotton balls-- 26 balls
 -cardboard-- 54 cents
-duck tape-- 80 cents
-yarn-- $1.82
cotton balls-- 78 cents
$3.96= total
3-Man Wolfpack
 15x15= 225
15x20=300
15x20=300
300x2=600
300x2=600
225x2=450
600+600+450=1650 cm
 -Cardboard- 20 Squares
-Packing Tape- 32 strips
-Bubble Wrap-- 8 Squares
-Cotton Balls-- 55 balls
 Cardboard- $1.86
Packing Tape- $0.96
Bubble Wrap- $0.41
Cotton Balls- $1.65

TOTAL: $4.88
The Fleet
 22x10=220
220x2=440
22x12=264x2=528
10x12=120x2=240
440+528+240=1208 sq. cm.
 -Cotton Balls--123
-Duct Tape--40cm.
-Scotch Tape--4cm.
-Cardboard--12 sq.
 -Cotton Balls--$3.69
-Duct Tape--$0.40
-Scotch Tape--$0.04
-Cardboard--$1.08

Total: $5.21
Rough Riders
 10 x 10=100
100 x 6=600 sq. in.
 Cardboard-(8)10 x 10 squares
Packing Tape-(16) 10 cm pieces
Cotton Balls-(24) balls
Kleenex-(3) tissues
 Cardboard- $0.72
Packing Tape- $0.48
Cotton Balls- $0.72
Kleenex- $0.09
TOTAL- $2.01
Sparkling Butterflies
 518.25 sq.cm.
Lid- 7.5*7.5+
bottom-8*8+
side1- 7.5*12.5
side 2- 7.7*12.5
side 3- 8*13
side 4- 13*8
 Duct tape- (16) 5 cm pieces
Cotton balls (9)
Kleenex- (6)
Cardboard- (518.25 sq.cm)
 Duct tape - $0.80
Cotton Balls- $0.27
Kleenex- $0.18
Cardboard- $0.47
Total- $1.72
The Mindstorms
 613.04 sq. cm.
Lid:(14*9)+((14*2)*2)+((9*2)*2)=218
Box:(13.4*8.7)+((8.7*6.3)*2)+((13.4*6.3)*2)=395.04
 -Cardboard-6 squares
-scotch tape- 6 strips
-cotton balls- 24 balls
 $0.54
$0.06
$0.72
TOTAL:
$1.32
The Beastly Beautiful Buckeyes
 total:1,184 sq. cm
15x16x2=480(top)
11x16x4=704(sides)
 cardboard(16.42 squares), cardboard(5.7squares), duck tape(10.2 strips), cotton balls(23 balls), bubble wrap(32.4 squares)
 total:$5.36
--5.7x$0.09=$0.51 (571 sq.cm balance box cardboard)
--1642/100=16.42(big cardboard box0
--16.42x0.09=$1.48(1642 sq.cm cardboard on big box)
--102x$0.10=$1.02(102cm duck tape)
--$1.66--3240/100=32.4 32.4x$0.05
--$0.69 --23x$0.03
The Pretty Pretty Princesses
 288 sq. cm.
3.2 x 9=31.5 x 4= 126
9 x 9= 81 x 2=162
162+126=288
 -cotton balls (17)
-cardboard (504 sq cm)
-scotch tape (10 cm)
-q-tips (4)
-packaging tape (18 cm)
 -$0.51 (cotton balls 17 x 0.03)
-$0.46 (cardboard) (504 sq. cm/100= 50.4 x 0.09)
-$0.01 (10 cm strip of scotch tape x 0.01)
-$0.08 (4 q-tips x 0.02 each)
-$0.05 (18 cm strip of packaging tapes/ 10 cm= 1.8 x 0.03)
TOTAL: $1.11

Teams
 Cost for materials
 Cost for Shipping
 Total Cost
The Pretty Ponies who Kill
 total ($1.70)
 $1.90
 $3.60
The Polka Dots
 TOTAL: $1.22
 $1.22
 $2.44
Duct Tape Quackers
 total: $0.88
 $1.39
 $2.27
The Paperbacks
 Total $5.36
 $2.07
 $7.43
Bubble Trouble
 $3.96= total
 $1.39
 $5.35
3-Man Wolfpack
 TOTAL: $4.88
 $2.07
 $6.95
The Fleet
 Total: $5.21
 $2.24
 $7.45
Rough Riders
 TOTAL- $2.01
 $1.56
 $3.57
Sparkling Butterflies
 Total- $1.72
 $1.56
 $3.28
The Mindstorms
 TOTAL:$1.32
 $1.73
 $3.05
The Beastly Beautiful Buckeyes
 total:$5.36
$2.24
 $7.60
The Pretty Pretty Princesses
 TOTAL: $1.11
 $1.39
 $2.50